Patents by Inventor Sheng Xu

Sheng Xu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11504154
    Abstract: Prostate biopsy systems are provided that include a 3D ultrasound probe support configured to receive an ultrasound probe for transperineal imaging. One or more template grids can have a plurality of apertures extending therethrough to receive and guide a biopsy needle along a trajectory associated with respective apertures when the template grid is fixed to the support and the biopsy system is positioned in the perineal area of a patient. Patient-specific template grids can also be developed and produced. This system enables fully transperineal prostate biopsy (i.e. both imaging and needle placement are perineal) and eliminates the need for an external racking device for image fusion as well as needle tracking. In addition, it reduces the infection risk associated to transrectal approach.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Bradford Wood, Sheng Xu, Reza Seifabadi
  • Patent number: 11492745
    Abstract: A lifting device and a washing machine to resolve difficulty moving a washing machine. The device includes a driving device, a connection rod, a first lever, a second lever and support legs, where the driving device is on the bottom of a washing machine body; the support legs are arranged at the bottom of the body; the driving device is connected to a first end of the first lever and to a first end of the second lever in a driving manner, by the connection rod; a second end of the first lever is connected to one of the support legs, and a pivoting end of the first lever is connected to the washing machine body; and a second end of the second lever is connected to one of the support legs, and a pivoting end of the second lever is connected to the washing machine body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiqiang Shan, Huacheng Song, Sheng Xu, Peishi Lv
  • Patent number: 11474694
    Abstract: A display control method for a sliding block in a touch screen. The display control method includes: determining whether a sliding block is in a static state; detecting a region, in a touch screen, where the sliding block is located; setting the icon of the sliding block according to the detection result and the state of the sliding block; if the sliding block is currently in a static state, determining whether a touch point of the touch screen is on the sliding block, and if yes, displaying the icon of the sliding block in brightened fashion; if the sliding block is currently in a static state and the touch point is on the sliding block, playing a touch prompt tone; and detecting whether the sliding block is being dragged, and if yes, playing a drag prompt tone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yanfen Lv, Sheng Xu, Jinzhu Deng, Hai Shu
  • Patent number: 11466390
    Abstract: A lifting device and a washing machine having same that resolves difficulty moving existing washing machines. The lifting device includes a driving device, a first lever, a second lever and support feet; the driving device is provided at the bottom of a washing machine body; the support feet are movably provided, in a vertical direction, at the bottom of the body; a first end of the first lever is pivotally connected to the driving device, a second end of the first lever is pivotally connected to one support foot, and a pivoting end of the first lever is pivotally connected to the body; a first end of the second lever is pivotally connected to the driving device, a second end of the second lever is pivotally connected to one support foot, and a pivoting end of the second lever is pivotally connected to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: QINGDAO JIAONAN HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai Liu, Sheng Xu, Huacheng Song, Shiqiang Shan, Peishi Lv
  • Patent number: 11466394
    Abstract: A support for household appliance includes a hydraulic plate which is fixed to the bottom of the household appliance; a sheath, which is fixedly connected with the hydraulic plate; a regulating support, which is arranged in the sheath and is axially movable relative to the sheath; an accommodation chamber, which is formed by the hydraulic plate, the sheath and the regulating support; and a flexible accommodation body, which accommodates a liquid medium and is arranged in the accommodation chamber. The flexible accommodation body extends and retracts to drive the regulating support to axially move in the sheath for leveling under the action of pressure. The hydraulic plate and the sheath can be rapidly, reliably and fixedly connected, the requirements on the strength of connection between the hydraulic plate and the sheath are lowered, and the essential space and height required by the connection are further lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER SMART TECHNOLOGY R&D CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Zhao, Sheng Xu
  • Publication number: 20220320914
    Abstract: A storage cabinet comprises a cabinet body having at least one space for accommodating a wearable device. In correspondence to the space, a wireless power supply module is arranged on the cabinet body, the wireless power supply module is used for receiving energy transmitted from outside to the cabinet body and for emitting energy from the cabinet body to outside. The wireless power supply module comprises a wireless power supply receiver and a wireless power supply emitter, with the wireless power supply receiver being used for receiving the energy transmitted from outside to the cabinet body, and the wireless power supply emitter being used for emitting the energy from the cabinet body to outside. With this arrangement, a plurality of independent storage cabinets can be placed and displayed in a certain range according to requirements, thereby meeting the requirements of various situations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng XU, Yang LI, Zhenxing HUANG, Junming YIN
  • Publication number: 20220320433
    Abstract: In accordance with a method of forming a halide perovskite thin film, a first halide perovskite material is chosen from which a halide perovskite thin film is to be formed. An epitaxial substrate formed from a second halide perovskite material is also chosen. The halide perovskite thin film is epitaxially formed on the substrate from the first halide perovskite material. The substrate is chosen such that the halide perovskite thin film formed on the substrate has a selected value of at least one property. The property is selected from the group including crystal structure stability, charge carrier mobility and band gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Sheng XU, Yimu CHEN, Yusheng LEI
  • Patent number: 11447906
    Abstract: A laundry treatment agent storage and dispensing device comprises a storage device and a dispensing device which are integrally arranged. A storage cavity or box stores laundry treatment agent. The dispensing device has a hollow cavity, and a flexible separator is hermetically installed in the hollow cavity to divide the hollow cavity into a water inlet cavity and a liquid storage cavity. The liquid storage cavity has a liquid inlet end and a liquid outlet end; the liquid inlet end communicates with the storage cavity or box. Inlet water of the washing machine flows into/out of the water inlet cavity, the flexible separator is squeezed to deform towards the liquid storage cavity to enable the laundry treatment agent accommodated in the liquid storage cavity to be discharged through the liquid outlet end. The laundry treatment agent is stored and automatically dispensed by the storage device and the dispensing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignees: CHONGQING HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Zhao, Peishi Lv, Sheng Xu, Yujing Xing, Huacheng Song
  • Publication number: 20220282419
    Abstract: Washing appliance and a determination method for locking of a drum thereof. The washing appliance includes a drum for containing washing water, a drum motor for driving the drum to rotate and a locking structure for locking the drum. The drum motor drives the drum to rotate at a set power output, the locking structure generates a locking action for locking the drum, and until an output current of the drum motor is larger than a rated current, it is determined that the drum is locked by the locking structure; by comparing the output current of the drum motor with the rated current, until the output current of the drum motor is larger than the rated current. Whether the drum is locked by the locking structure or not can be accurately determined through the above determination, and therefore the drum locking accuracy can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD, HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang ZHAO, Sheng XU
  • Publication number: 20220229825
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a clothing information processing method, comprises: the server receives the clothing information sent by a washing device and saves it; the server receives request information sent by an intelligent terminal; the server obtains the corresponding clothing information according to the request information and sends it to the intelligent terminal. In this disclosure, the server receives the clothing information sent by the washing device and stores the clothing information. In this way, in the whole washing cycle, even after this washing cycle, the user can obtain the clothing information from the server through the intelligent terminal, which avoids that in the prior art, after the stage of uploading clothing information by the washing device is completed, the intelligent terminal can no longer obtain clothing information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junming YIN, Shuai WANG, Sheng XU
  • Patent number: 11390983
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a support for household appliance and a household appliance, the support for household appliance comprises a hydraulic plate, which is fixed to the bottom of the household appliance; a sheath, which is fixedly connected with the hydraulic plate; a regulating support, which is arranged in the sheath and is axially movable relative to the sheath; an accommodation chamber, which is formed by the hydraulic plate, the sheath and the regulating support; and a flexible accommodation body, which accommodates a liquid medium and is arranged in the accommodation chamber. The flexible accommodation body extends and retracts to drive the regulating support to axially move in the sheath for leveling under the action of pressure. The hydraulic plate is locally embedded inside the sheath, thus, the overall height of the support for household appliance is reduced while the overall strength of the hydraulic plate is guaranteed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., QINGDAO HAIER SMART TECHNOLOGY R&D CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Zhao, Sheng Xu
  • Publication number: 20220220654
    Abstract: A clothing treatment apparatus, including a control panel, a power supply button, a parameter setting interface, a starting-and-stopping button and a preference button are arranged on the control panel the clothing treatment apparatus is set to be operated according to an intelligent clothing treatment procedure when the starting-and-stopping button is directly operated after the power supply button is operated; the clothing treatment apparatus is further arranged to be operated according to a pre-stored preference clothing treatment procedure when the preference button and the starting-and-stopping button are sequentially operated after the power supply button is operated; and the clothing treatment apparatus is further arranged to be operated according to a defined clothing treatment procedure when the parameter setting interface and the starting-and-stopping button are sequentially operated after the power supply button is operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peishi LV, Sheng XU, Zhiqiang ZHAO, Xinyu ZHAO
  • Publication number: 20220213634
    Abstract: An atomizing generator which includes a housing provided with an atomizing cavity therein, an atomizing element capable of atomizing a liquid is provided in the atomizing cavity, an air inlet, a liquid inlet, and a mist outlet which are communicated with the atomizing cavity are provided on the housing, and a communicating cavity which is independent of the atomizing cavity is formed in the housing. The atomizing cavity is communicated with the communicating cavity through a first communication hole, the mist outlet is communicated with the communicating cavity through a second communication hole, a valve mechanism is further provided in the communicating cavity, and the valve mechanism is configured to be capable of sealing the first communication hole and/or the second communication hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng XU, Zhiqiang ZHAO, Dejun WANG, Zhongkai ZHUANG, Guangbin SUN
  • Patent number: 11377777
    Abstract: A washing machine includes a washing barrel, a water collecting device for collecting the discharged water of the washing barrel and a drainage channel. A first drainage outlet is arranged on a lower part of a barrel wall. The drainage channel is arranged on an outer wall of the washing barrel, and communicates with the first drainage outlet, to guide water discharged from the washing barrel to a part below the washing barrel. An upper part of the drainage channel is provided with a water inlet, a lower part is provided with a water outlet. The drainage channel covers the first drainage outlet of the barrel wall in a sealed manner, and the water inlet communicates with the first drainage outlet. The water collecting device comprises a water collecting cavity and a second drainage outlet. The water outlet of the drainage channel, is arranged within the water collecting cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng Xu, Yanfen Lv, Xinghui Hao, Di Wu, Peishi Lv
  • Patent number: 11377774
    Abstract: A drum washing machine and a spraying system and a sealed window gasket. The drum washing machine includes a box, an outer barrel and an inner barrel that are arranged from outside to inside, the sealed window gasket is arranged between the box and the outer barrel. The spraying system includes a circulating pump, a water retaining structure and water spraying pipes, a water inlet of the circulating pump extends into the outer barrel, and a water outlet of the circulating pump is in communication with the p water spraying pipes; the water spraying pipes are all arranged on the sealed window gasket; and the water retaining structure is arranged inside the sealed window gasket, and the water retaining structure is provided such that washing water sprayed from each water spraying pipe can be scattered and reflected into the inner barrel. Thus, maintenance and installation are simpler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Peishi Lv, Sheng Xu, Zhiqiang Zhao, Xinyu Zhao
  • Patent number: 11377770
    Abstract: A washing machine has a remote control function, and the control method comprises: after a washing procedure is finished, judging whether a remote control function is in an open state. If the judgment is yes, controlling a lock to keep a locked state, and executing a standby process for a time duration of t1, and if the judgment is no, controlling the lock to open, and executing a standby process for a time duration of t2, wherein t1?t2; preferably, t1>t2. After a washing procedure is finished, the waiting time of a washing machine when the remote control function is in an open state is longer than the waiting time of a washing machine when the remote control function is in a closed state, thereby effectively preventing a remote controller from missing further control of a washing machine in a standby process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER DRUM WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng Xu, Zhenxing Huang, Wenwei Li, Jun Wu
  • Patent number: 11375895
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a stretchable and flexible electronic device includes forming each of the functional layers is by: (i) forming on an elastomer substrate a conductive interconnect pattern having islands interconnected by bridges; (ii) applying a conductive paste to the islands; (iii) positioning at least one functional electronic component on each island; and (iv) applying heat to cause the conductive paste to reflow. An elastomer encapsulant is formed over the functional electronic components and the conductive interconnect pattern on each of the functional layers. The elastomer encapsulant has a Young's modulus equal to or less than that of the substrate. The encapsulant includes a pigment to increase absorption of laser light. At least one via is laser ablated, which provides electrical connection to any two functional layers. The via is filled with solder paste to create a bond and electrical connection between the functional layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Sheng Xu, Yang Li
  • Publication number: 20220195651
    Abstract: A clothing treatment device comprises a tag excitation apparatus, and the tag excitation apparatus is used for transmitting an excitation signal to excite an electronic tag on clothing, to generate a tag signal that can be obtained by a signal base station. The tag excitation apparatus and an NB-iot module are added on the clothing treatment device. The tag excitation apparatus is only used for transmitting the excitation signal, and a reading module is not provided. The tag signal generated by the electronic tag is obtained by the signal base station nearby, and the signal base station forwards the obtained tag signal to a corresponding clothing treatment device by means of a cellular mobile communication network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicants: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD., HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junming YIN, Zhenxing HUANG, Sheng XU
  • Patent number: 11365499
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for storing a washing machine identification code in a tag memory, the washing machine identification code being for indicating fabric information, the tag memory including an EPC memory for storing an electronic product code for identifying a tag object and a USER memory for storing user-defined data. The method includes: detecting a storage space remained of the EPC memory of the tag memory; storing the washing machine identification code into the EPC memory if the storage space is enough to store the washing machine identification code; otherwise, storing the washing machine identification code into the USER memory. Meanwhile, different writing priorities are used for different types of fabric attribute information in the storage process, thus ensuring that the electronic tag memory can completely and effectively store the key information of fabric attributes and meeting the requirement of smart washing of the washing machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: QINGDAO HAIER WASHING MACHINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng Xu, Hai Shu, Yang Li, Junming Yin, Zhenxing Huang, Tao Zhang
  • Patent number: D956639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Ninebot (Beijing) Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongjie Li, Ji Lin, Sheng Xu